Houston sewer project benefits from PERMALOK

PUB. DATE

September 1997

SOURCE

Underground Construction;Sep97, Vol. 52 Issue 9, p10

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Focuses on Kinsel Industries Inc.'s (KII) rehabilitation and replacement of the sewer system in Houston, Texas. KII's use of a unique steel pipe joining process on the project; Total cost of the project; Other work associated with the phase of the construction.

Focuses on various unwelcome complications to be overcome on a sewer rehabilitation project in Los Angeles, California. Includes the tightness of the fit of the lining pipe; Hydrodynamic effect of the fast-moving water; Settlement and irregularities in alignment that caused the 20-foot sections...

Reports on the division among Marion County, Indiana residents on a proposal to impose tax to remedy storm water drainage problems, according to a poll commissioned by Indianapolis officials. Estimated number of people who are willing to spend to address the problem; Percentage of the residents...

The article reports that residents of Lake Saint Louis, Missouri will vote on April 3, 2012 to determine whether the city government will implement tax-supported insurance programs to finance the repair of residential sewer lateral and water lines.

The article discusses the importance of the Preventive Maintenance Plan and debris removal equipment used by the Sewer Maintenance Division in Cedar Rapids, Iowa which enables the division to mobilize quickly and direct most of its resources to the flood zone.

The article informs that the government officials as of March 2013 launched a 30 billion Hungarian forint sewerage investment in the TÃ¡ piÃ³ region of central Hungary and the two-year project is supported by the European Union and state funding.

The article reports on a survey to be conducted by the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission and the city of Clarendon, Texas as part of Clarendon's application for a Community Development Block Grant that will replace a main sewer line and lift station if approved.

Reports on the Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Authority's overhauling of its contracting procedures in light of a controversy over cost overruns for pavement and sidewalk repairs. Move to trigger an independent audit of agency operations; Agency's court-ordered wastewater treatment compliance...